When you win an election, you are always inclined to believe you won for the reasons you wanted to win.

In my view, the only recourse for a scientist concerned about the social consequences of his work is to remain involved with it to the end.

By practicing compassion and forgiveness, one can control hatred.

Quit acting like everything is so serious. Most situations aren’t as bad as you fear, and those that are might benefit from a little laughter.

There are not many good roles for women.

Many things we do naturally become difficult only when we try to make them intellectual subjects. It is possible to know so much about a subject that you become totally ignorant.

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their brains.

The past was nothing to her; offered no lesson which she was willing to heed. The future was a mystery which she never attempted to penetrate. The present alone was significant.

You shouldn't invest the money if you are looking to use it within five years. Too much risk.

What I liked about Greece was [...] the impressive force of the language itself, unconfined by dictionaries, spoken in the streets, in cafés and in the country.

Confusion is the best form of communication. It's left to be unexplained.

First inclination is to become a monk and leave the situation.